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How do you manage patients with twenty nail dystrophy of unclear etiology?

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Dermatology · Forefront Dermatology

My approach is to perform a longitudinal wedge biopsy from the hyponychium to the proximal matrix at a lateral aspect of a fingernail for histology. This can help point you in a direction to aid in treatment (spongiotic, psoriasiform, lichenoid, other rarer conditions such as amyloid or LCH).

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